Consulting Services
A lot of people are trying out homesteading/farming for the first time, and we are often asked to look over their property and give advice to help them get started. It had never really occurred to me how many factors we take into account with every decision made around the farm, but there are a LOT, and they all come from experience.
So if you are in need of some experienced eyes to look around your property and give personalized advice based on your specific resources and desires, we can drive to you!
Our goal as a family, is to save local new-coming farmers the thousands of dollars/hours in trial and error mistakes that we've already experienced, thereby encouraging a sustainable transition to the homesteading lifestyle.
About Us:
Since 1986 my family has lived off-grid, and we do nearly everything on our own. We build our own outbuildings, maintain our own solar setup, install our own plumbing, and have an extensive garden and orchard. We preserve our foods by dehydrating, canning, and making into wines. We make cheese, soap, herbal tinctures, etc. We know most of the plants in the area, both edible and poisonous.
We've also raised nearly every kind of livestock you can think of.
Dairy and meat goats, dairy and meat cattle, hair and wool sheep, egg-laying and meat chickens, ducks and rabbits, large and small-breed pigs, livestock guardian dogs (LGDs), and barn cats.
Each of us have our advice-giving specialties, listed below!
Katrina (self)
What kind of livestock would work well on your land.
What kind of fencing will work best for your topography and animals.
Where to put a barn and which direction to face it.
How to build low cost sheds and barns, and what things you can (or shouldn't!) skimp on.
How to build low waste feeders and easy-use gates.
How to plan pasture maintenance and rotational grazing.
Predator/vermin safety and control.
Janolyn (Mom)
Where to put a garden.
What kind of plants grow well in this area.
Tried and true low-cost methods of fertilizing and amending poor soil.
Low-cost homemade trellises, greenhouses and cloches.
How to prune fruit trees and berry bushes.
Vermin control in the garden.
Beekeeping basics.